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As always, the game with Duke in Carter-Finley was close. The Pack did just enough, however, to win the game and match the best start in school history.

Duke quarterback Adam Smith (16) is sacked by North Carolina State defeanders Dantonio Burnette, bottom, and George Anderson (34) during the third quarter Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, played at Carter-Finely Stadium, in Raleigh, N.C. No. 13 NC State defeated Duke 24-22.(AP Photo/Bob Jordan)

North Carolina State quarterback Philip Rivers is hit by a Duke defender after completing a pass during the third quarter of Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, at Carter-Finely Stadium, in Raleigh, N.C. Rivers passed for 364-yards and two touchdowns as No. 13 State defeated Duke 24-22. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)

North Carolina State flanker Jerricho Cotchery scores the winning touchdown on a 53-yard pass from quarterback Philip Rivers during the fourth quarter of Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002.(AP Photo/Bob Jordan)